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Omaha Beach filly “Lands” $125,000 Broadway S. in 2025 debut

Landed took the lead shortly after the start of Sunday’s $125,000 Broadway S. at Aqueduct and never looked back, winning the seven-furlong race by a length in her first start of the year. The 4-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach now has three stakes wins to her credit after taking both… Read More
Landed wins the $125,000 Broadway S. at Aqueduct - Chelsea Durand

Cornucopian joins star-studded list of Into Mischief’s ‘TDN Rising Stars’

Cornucopian’s astounding maiden special weight win Feb. 23 at Oaklawn Park earned the 3-year-old Into Mischief colt the coveted ‘TDN Rising Star’ tag as well as a rare triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure in a career debut. The bay colt, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, joins a star-studded list… Read More
Into Mischief's Cornucopian dazzles in his Feb. 22 debut at Oaklawn Park - Coady Media

Golden Vekoma extends winning streak in $1.5M Saudi Derby (G3)

With a determined stretch run, Golden Vekoma surged past Shin Forever inside the final furlong of Saturday’s $1.5 million Saudi Derby (G3) at King Abdulaziz racetrack to give the 3-year-old Vekoma colt his third straight victory. A month removed from his win in the UAE 200 Guineas (G3) in Dubai,… Read More
Golden Vekoma gets his second straight graded win in the Feb. 22 Saudi Derby (G3)

Vekoma filly races to victory in ‘TDN Rising Star’ debut

Formula Rossa rolled past heavily-favored Brilliantly at the top of the Santa Anita Park stretch on her way to a four-length maiden special weight win in the career debut for the 3-year-old Vekoma filly. Winning under a hand ride is a lightning-quick 1:08.73 for the six furlongs, Formula Rossa was… Read More
Formula Rossa, Vekoma's latest 'Rising Star', wins her Feb. 21 debut at Santa Anita Park - Benoit photo

Irish Maxima dominates in historic Barbara Fritchie S.

Irish Maxima, a 4-year-old Maximus Mischief filly, was at her best once again in Saturday’s $200,000 Barbara Fritchie S. at Laurel Park, going gate-to-wire to score her fifth win in her last six starts, three of them in stakes races. As is her custom, Irish Maxima went right to the… Read More
Irish Maxima winning her 2025 debut in the Barbara Fritchie S. at Laurel Park - Jim McCue

Vekoma colt in a different league in ‘TDN Rising Star’ performance

Colloquial could potentially find himself on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail after his seven-length tour de force maiden special weight win Feb. 7 at Aqueduct. Not only was the 3-year-old Vekoma colt named a TDN ‘Rising Star’ after the blowout victory, his 106 Beyer Speed Figure is the highest number… Read More
Colloquial cruises to his MSW win by seven lengths Feb. 7 at Aqueduct - NYRA photo

Temple City’s El Potente blossoms in Thunder Road S. (G3)

El Potente earned his first stakes win in Saturday’s Thunder Road S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park, dominating the one-mile turf race by three lengths in a career-best effort. The 6-year-old son of Temple City has been ultra-consistent since switching to the turf two years ago, never finishing worse than… Read More
Top miler El Potente wins the Thunder Road S. (G3) at Santa Anita Park - Benoit Photo

Vixen finishes full of run in Sweetest Chant S.

Vekoma got his newest stakes winner Feb. 1 at Gulfstream Park when Vixen powered through the stretch to win the $165,000 Sweetest Chant S. by a widening 2 ¼-lengths. The 3-year-old filly, who was a very close second in last year’s Natalma S. (G1) at Woodbine, was making her first… Read More
Vixen dominates the 2025 Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park - Ryan Thompson

Maximus Meridius makes it two straight stakes in hard-fought Tobobban S.

Maximus Meridius won his second consecutive stakes over the Aqueduct surface in Saturday’s $175,000 Toboggan S., out-finishing Runninsonofagun by a neck in the seven-furlong contest for older horses. A 4-year-old son of Maximus Mischief, Maximus Meridius took the Gravesend S. on Dec. 28. Now represented by his third crop of… Read More
Maximus Meridius holds off Runninsonofagun in the 2025 Toboggan S. - Chelsea Durand

Citizen Bull starts march to Derby with commanding Robert B. Lewis S. (G3) win

Into Mischief’s 2024 2-year-old champion Citizen Bull began his 2025 campaign in rousing style Saturday at Santa Anita Park, where he rolled to a 3 ¾-length victory in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis S. (G3). Saturday was another stellar day for six-time reigning champion sire Into Mischief. Along with Citizen… Read More
Citizen Bull wins Robert B. Lewis S, (G3) at Santa Anita Park - BENOIT PHOTO

Kopion delivers huge performance in Santa Monica S. (G2)

Omaha Beach’s Kopion turned in arguably the best performance of her career in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park, defeating a trio of Bob Baffert runners by 4 ½-lengths for her third career graded stakes win. The Spendthrift Farm LLC-owned 4-year-old was stellar in winning the… Read More
Spendthrift Farm's Kopion and Antonio Fresu win the Grade II $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA. Benoit Photo

Eclatant’s Forward Gal S. (G3) win gives Into Mischief a Saturday graded double

Eclatant put herself in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) picture with her rallying victory in Saturday’s $165,000 Forward Gal S. (G3), the first stakes victory of any type for the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly. Earlier in the day, Into Mischief’s Citizen Bull won the Robert B. Lewis S. (G3), and in… Read More
Eclatant gets her first stakes win in the 2025 Forward Gal S. (G3) - Nicole Thomas photo